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Part of Mt. Hope Ave. to be closed for construction

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A busy stretch of Mount Hope Avenue will be closed six weeks starting Tuesday, Sept. 5 to accommodate a Rochester Gas & Electric Company project.

The two-block stretch of road lies between Hickory and Hamilton streets north of the Ford Street Bridge.

The City of Rochester has announced the following changes:

The detour for through-traffic during this closure will be Gregory Street to South Avenue to Alexander Street for northbound traffic; and Alexander Street to South Avenue to Gregory Street for southbound traffic. 

Randy Gorbman is WXXI's director of news and public affairs. Randy manages the day-to-day operations of WXXI News on radio, television, and online.